CSPC: Elvis Presley Popularity Analysis

RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• • At 35,532,000 EAS, Elvis’ Christmas Album is the most successful Christmas album of all time.
  • At 35,532,000 EAS, Elvis’ Christmas Album is the most successful album from the 50s.
  • At 29,422,000 EAS, Blue Hawaii is the most successful album from 1961.
  • At 7,646,000 EAS, Elvis Presley is among the 3 most successful albums from 1956.
  • At 7,243,000 EAS, How Great Thou Art is among the 20 most successful albums from 1967.
  • At 8,146,000 EAS, From Elvis In Memphis is among the 20 most successful albums from 1969.
  • At 10,300,000 EAS, Hound Dog is the most successful song from 1956.
  • At 6,970,000 EAS, Love Me Tender is among the 5 most successful songs from 1956.
  • At 6,570,000 EAS, Heartbreak Hotel is among the 5 most successful songs from 1956.
  • At 6,010,000 EAS, Don’t Be Cruel is among the 5 most successful songs from 1956.
  • At 18,700,000 EAS, Jailhouse Rock is the most successful song from 1957.
  • At 17,310,000 EAS, Blue Christmas is the 2nd most successful song from the 1957.
  • At 4,960,000 EAS, All Shook Up is among the 5 most successful songs from 1957.
  • At 4,940,000 EAS, It’s Now Or Never is among the 5 most successful songs from 1960.
  • At 27,580,000 EAS, Can’t Help Falling In Love is the most successful song from 1961.
  • At 13,880,000 EAS, Suspicious Minds is among the 5 most successful songs from 1969.
  • At 7,750,000 EAS, In The Ghetto is among the 10 most successful songs from 1969.
  • At 8,560,000 EAS, Burning Love is among the 10 most successful songs from 1972.
  • At 18,700,000 EAS, Jailhouse Rock is the most successful song from the 50s.
  • At 17,310,000 EAS, Blue Christmas is the 2nd most successful song from the 50s.
  • At 27,580,000 EAS, Can’t Help Falling In Love is the 2nd most successful song from the 60s.
  • At 27,580,000 EAS, Can’t Help Falling In Love is among the 10 most successful songs of all-time.
  • At 127,149,000 EAS, Elvis Presley is the most successful artist of the 50s
  • At 131,658,000 EAS, Elvis Presley is the 2nd most successful artist of the 60s
  • At 65,824,000 EAS from 1957’s material, Elvis Presley has the 3rd most successful annual output of all-time.
  • At 244,475,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 2nd highest seller of all-time.
  • At 154,985,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 2nd highest seller of all-time in the US.
  • At 10,465,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 5th highest seller of all-time in Canada.
  • At 26,585,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 3rd highest seller of all-time in the UK.
  • At 2,135,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 3rd highest foreign seller of all-time in Sweden.
  • At 58,445,000 pure album sales, Elvis Presley is the 11th highest seller of all-time in Europe.
  • At 135,203,000 physical singles sales, Elvis Presley is the 1st/2nd* highest seller of all-time
  • At 15,875,000 EPs sales, Elvis Presley is the highest seller of all-time.

*Ranking pending Bing Crosby‘s study.

NB: EAS means Equivalent Album Sales.